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What are drones for if not this?

The Ecuadoran embassy in London might seem like a great target these days for scared politicians, intelligence operators and diplomats in Washington. Julian Assange is waiting for the turn of the New Year to release his own bomb... again.

The Wikileaks founder, who’s been granted asylum in Ecuador
but can’t leave the embassy without getting arrested on British soil,
gave a 12-minute speech in which he promised another big document dump
next year: "WikiLeaks has already over a million documents being
prepared to be released, documents that affect every country in the
world. Every country in this world."

Assange promised that in 2013 in his native Australia, "an
unelected senator will be replaced by one that is elected." But he
didn’t mention his own plans to run for senate
there. He also took a jab at the press, declaring: "And for other
journalists and publications – your work speaks for itself, and so do
your war crimes." And he pledged to make himself available for
negotiations about his own fate, saying he would "not be cowed" but that
"the door is open – and the door has always been open – for anyone who
wishes to speak to me."